diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5f9af11..747bb48 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([ \
 	strtonum \
 ])
 
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS([mysql_init], [mariadb], [], [
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([mysql_init], [mariadb mysqlclient], [], [
 	AS_IF([command -v mysql_config >/dev/null], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([autodetect with mysql_config])
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $(mysql_config --cflags)"